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Vi HI H ski v NiWjZK WEDNESDAY. MAY 22. 1991 VOLUME 51, ISSUE 90 IJrln :Weber State University Ogden, Utah 1 i 1 "hi n la,.- . Y- Y'- 1 r ' - i - ' v - V- : . ill - -.If.-"- i . - r v.i- i J : i ' - ' - i S Mall walkers Students parade about the Moench Mall, named after one of Weber State's original principals. See JIM SAWDEYWE SIGNPOST the special section in today's paper for part two of "Sign-Off," a commemorative issue exploring the impact of the campus on the community throughout the year.i as well as a review of the year in arts. j Petition seeks math competency course revisions By Cindy Greenland Staff writer of The Signpost According to class statistics, over 70 percent of students who enroll in Math 105 fail the course. Three student senators are working with supporters to address the failure rate with a petition to be brought before WSU President Paul Thompson. The course is required as a means of achieving state math competency rates required for graduation. Students can also pass with an adequate math ACT score. "A 70 percent failure rate in Math 105 tells me there is something wrong," said Native American Senator Paula Homell. "The bill we're proposing will look at why there is such a large failure rate." "We're not asking them to drop the class or to lessen the requirements, we are asking them to do something to make the class manageable and encourage students to stay here at WSU and graduate," she said. Julie Mitton is a WSU student involved in the petition. "There needs to be a review and evaluation of the entire math department," she said. "You shouldn't have to breathe, eat and sleep math, plus have a tutor, to get through the class." Paula Hornell, ASWSU senator Currently Hornell, General Studies Senator Dion Contreras, and Black Student Senator Henry Rudolph are the only ASWSU senators who support the bill. They propose the math program be reviewed to include either a two-quarter Math 105 class or allow certain humanities or science courses to fill the math credit. 'The math department is completely unapproachable when it comes to discussing 105," Hornell said. 'They must let their conscience be their guide." Dick Rogers, math department chair, said, "I agree with the petition 100 percent. I only wish someone would come and talk to us about the problem. We are already talking about changes and I think they should find these things out." He said he thinks the requirements should be difficult to add prestige to the program. "I think that we owe it to students to be competitive with other institutions in regards to math," Rogers said. "The degree should mean , something."Hornell said non-traditional students are often at a disadvantage when it comes to taking Math 105. (See MATH page 7) Students see Lithuania behind the headlines limit By Necia Palmer Editor-ln-chlef of The Sgnpost (Editor's note: Necia Palmer was a member of the WSU student delegation that visited Lithuania May 6-16. In this article, she reports firsthand accounts behind the fan. 13 incident in which Soviet tanks crushed Lithuanian citizens vying for democracy.) In the midst of the Persian Gulf war, thru a 10-second CNN blurb, Americans were informed of the tragic turn the Lithuanian struggle for independence had taken. The broadcast showed Soviet tanks driving over Lithuanian citizens to take over the national television, radio and newspaper facilities in Vilnius, Lithuania. Several of the students at Vytautas Magnus University are members of the Union of the Lithuanian National Youth Movement otherwise known as the "Young Lithuanians." Their goals are to champion human rights, remove the Soviet army and the KGB from Lithuania, propagate morally strong, honest, and God-fearing and temperate Lithuanians. Another goal is to teach Lithuanian citizens their own culture and history. One of the first things the Communists did when they took over the country in 1940 was to outlaw Lithuanian language and culture in an effort to create a "Soviet" people instead of the "Lithuanian" people. Cathedrals were bricked -up and used as factories, storage rooms or converted into art and music galleries. Pictures and walls masked the altars, and audiences attending concerts were seated with their backs to the altar, desecrating their religious significance. The Young Lithuanians of Vytautas Magnus University showed the delegation (See LITHUANIA page 3) News Teacher workload policy may be revised Signatun o Exploring the role of religion in modern life

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Vi HI H ski v NiWjZK WEDNESDAY. MAY 22. 1991 VOLUME 51, ISSUE 90 IJrln :Weber State University Ogden, Utah 1 i 1 "hi n la,.- . Y- Y'- 1 r ' - i - ' v - V- : . ill - -.If.-"- i . - r v.i- i J : i ' - ' - i S Mall walkers Students parade about the Moench Mall, named after one of Weber State's original principals. See JIM SAWDEYWE SIGNPOST the special section in today's paper for part two of "Sign-Off," a commemorative issue exploring the impact of the campus on the community throughout the year.i as well as a review of the year in arts. j Petition seeks math competency course revisions By Cindy Greenland Staff writer of The Signpost According to class statistics, over 70 percent of students who enroll in Math 105 fail the course. Three student senators are working with supporters to address the failure rate with a petition to be brought before WSU President Paul Thompson. The course is required as a means of achieving state math competency rates required for graduation. Students can also pass with an adequate math ACT score. "A 70 percent failure rate in Math 105 tells me there is something wrong," said Native American Senator Paula Homell. "The bill we're proposing will look at why there is such a large failure rate." "We're not asking them to drop the class or to lessen the requirements, we are asking them to do something to make the class manageable and encourage students to stay here at WSU and graduate," she said. Julie Mitton is a WSU student involved in the petition. "There needs to be a review and evaluation of the entire math department," she said. "You shouldn't have to breathe, eat and sleep math, plus have a tutor, to get through the class." Paula Hornell, ASWSU senator Currently Hornell, General Studies Senator Dion Contreras, and Black Student Senator Henry Rudolph are the only ASWSU senators who support the bill. They propose the math program be reviewed to include either a two-quarter Math 105 class or allow certain humanities or science courses to fill the math credit. 'The math department is completely unapproachable when it comes to discussing 105," Hornell said. 'They must let their conscience be their guide." Dick Rogers, math department chair, said, "I agree with the petition 100 percent. I only wish someone would come and talk to us about the problem. We are already talking about changes and I think they should find these things out." He said he thinks the requirements should be difficult to add prestige to the program. "I think that we owe it to students to be competitive with other institutions in regards to math," Rogers said. "The degree should mean , something."Hornell said non-traditional students are often at a disadvantage when it comes to taking Math 105. (See MATH page 7) Students see Lithuania behind the headlines limit By Necia Palmer Editor-ln-chlef of The Sgnpost (Editor's note: Necia Palmer was a member of the WSU student delegation that visited Lithuania May 6-16. In this article, she reports firsthand accounts behind the fan. 13 incident in which Soviet tanks crushed Lithuanian citizens vying for democracy.) In the midst of the Persian Gulf war, thru a 10-second CNN blurb, Americans were informed of the tragic turn the Lithuanian struggle for independence had taken. The broadcast showed Soviet tanks driving over Lithuanian citizens to take over the national television, radio and newspaper facilities in Vilnius, Lithuania. Several of the students at Vytautas Magnus University are members of the Union of the Lithuanian National Youth Movement otherwise known as the "Young Lithuanians." Their goals are to champion human rights, remove the Soviet army and the KGB from Lithuania, propagate morally strong, honest, and God-fearing and temperate Lithuanians. Another goal is to teach Lithuanian citizens their own culture and history. One of the first things the Communists did when they took over the country in 1940 was to outlaw Lithuanian language and culture in an effort to create a "Soviet" people instead of the "Lithuanian" people. Cathedrals were bricked -up and used as factories, storage rooms or converted into art and music galleries. Pictures and walls masked the altars, and audiences attending concerts were seated with their backs to the altar, desecrating their religious significance. The Young Lithuanians of Vytautas Magnus University showed the delegation (See LITHUANIA page 3) News Teacher workload policy may be revised Signatun o Exploring the role of religion in modern life